A Weekend At the Beach

What a novel idea! To celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary, this set of grandparents rented a house on the beach and called up their children & grandkids for a week of fun in the sand. There's nothing like spending quality time with the ones you love. Too often in life we go through the motions and fail to realize that life is just passing us by. At the end of the day, the small little moments that we share with the ones we love are the precious memories that will last a lifetime. So be sure to take some time out for the the people in your life. Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary & to many years of joy & happiness with the ones you love!

Meet Oliver...

I wonder what's causing your furrow brows little one.
This little piggy
Dreaming really hard.
Maybe if I keep sleeping she'll snap a few more pix & leave!
Congratulations on your newest bundle of joy Gil & Corinne! Big brother Mattie took his job very seriously. As I was snapping away he stood by patiently to make sure I wasn't harming his little brother. After a while when he was certain that I wasn't going to take his little brother away he asked his mom if he can watch Rango. That's what big brothers are for!

Love is a Beautiful Thing...

I had the pleasure of photographing Tiannah & Terry's engagement session a couple of weeks ago. That morning Tiannah asked if we should reschedule since it was cloudy & gray outside. Cloudy & gray is PERFECT lighting for photographers, throw in a beautiful couple & a scruffy little dog & VOILA!

It's always fun to see how the bride & groom to be interacts with each other before the big day. This helps us get to know their personality & gives us an idea of how the wedding day will be.

As you can see Tiannah & Terry have GREAT chemistry together! We can't wait to photograph their wedding in the Fall.

Wardrobe: Terry & Tiannah's personal closet

Makeup: Mola Raxakoul

Assistant: Greg

*Diesel wore his best fur coat for the day of the shoot

Sadie & Sully

Sweet Sadie
Caught you smiling at me!
One happy baby
Another smile from Sully!

Talk about a beautiful family! I finally got to meet Sadie & Sully. One is filled with happy smiles & the other is a ball of energy. Can you tell which one is which? I suppose boys will be boys! Sully didn't want anything to do with me. Instead of smiling for the camera he'd rather swing his bat, play catch, jump in a car, anything to avoid being photographed by the lady with the camera in her face. I still got an adorable smile out of you Sully! I LOVE your gorgeous head of hair & that sweet beautiful smile. Michele & Wayne, congratulations on your newest addition! Sadie is absolutely gorgeous, just like her handsome big brother.

Where's Ziggs?

Ziggs climbed up rocks to get into this shot.
Ziggs loved the water.

9-11-11 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Time is flying by! It's already been a month since we got to hang out with Vivian, Paul & Ziggs for their engagement shoot. We had such a blast hanging out in Santa Cruz, on the other side of the boardwalk -- where it was less crowded & doggy-friendly. Ziggs was no stranger to the beach. She took full advantage of the water, sand and rocks! Big WAVES? NO problem!

Ziggs tried her best to squeeze her little tail into every single shot - from chasing Vivian in what was suppose to be a romantic couples beach shot, to climbing up rocks to pose with the two people she loves most!

In fact, I had to crop Ziggs out of most of these shots just so Paul & Vivian can have a couples ONLY shot. To donate to Paul & Vivian's honeyfund, visit their website here: http://www.honeyfund.com/wedding/vivianandpaul

Meet Avery...

Sleeping like an angel.
I love this little strawberry beanie so much that I had to get an "adult' size one for my big head! Hehehe...
Deep thoughts with Avery.
Avery with all her jewelry.
Congrats Le & Scott!

My favorite part about being a photographer is that I get to meet all the newborns in the family when the stork finally arrives. Wow, April was a busy month! Among my close friends & family, I counted over 7 newborn babies in the month of April. Here's one beautiful girl who can't help but make you smile when you see her face. Avery was about 12 days old when I finally got to meet her. Congratulations to my cousin Le & her husband Scott. Welcome to the family Avery!

Baby Conner - Tanned, Sweet Cheeks

Check out my sweet cheeks!
Is this what an outie belly button looks like?

Sweet dreams baby...
Muah! XOXO ~Conner!

About a month ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Conner, who was born 2.5 weeks early, so I was expecting a teeny-tiny little bundle of joy. However, when I met Conner, who was about 2 weeks old at the time, the first thing I noticed was his TAN, and of course his can't-miss, super cute chubby cheeks! At two weeks old, Conner didn't look like a premie at all, and to top it off he was a natural in front of the camera! My kind of baby! :-) By the end of the session, he was blowing me kisses...